3766 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 1998 / Notices

Action No. 96–583 (W.D. Pa.), was

lodged with the United States District

Court for the Western District of

Pennsylvania on December 30, 1997.

In this action the United States sought

civil penalties under Section 311(b)(3)

of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.

§ 1321(b)(3) for a discharge of gasoline

from a pipeline into a pond and

unnamed tributary of the West Branch

of Richard Run near the Village of

Robinson, Pennsylvania in May 1994.

The consent decree provides that the

defendants will pay a civil penalty of

$40,000 to the United States. The

defendants have already paid a civil

penalty of $40,000 to the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

regarding the subject discharge.

The Department of Justice will accept

written comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Please address comments to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O.

Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station,

Washington, D.C. 20044 and refer to

United States v. Atlantic Pipeline Co.

And Sun Pipeline Co., DJ Ref.

#90–5–1–1–4317.

Copies of the proposed Consent

Decree may be examined at the Office of

the United States Attorney, Western

District of Pennsylvania, 633 U.S. Post

Office and Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA

15219; the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 841

Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19107; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)

624–0892. A copy of the Consent Decree

may also be obtained in person or by

mail at the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005, (202–624–0892). When

requesting a copy by mail, please

enclose a check in the amount of $3.75

(twenty-five cents per page reproduction

costs) payable to the ‘‘Consent Decree

Library.’’

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Settlement Order

in United States v. City and County of

San Francisco, CA, et al., No. 97–

10030–ST (D. Oregon), was lodged on

September 30, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the District of

Oregon. With regard to the Defendants,

the Consent Decree resolves a claim

filed by the United States on behalf of

the United States Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) pursuant to

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601, et

seq.

The United States entered into the

Settlement Order in connection with the

Environmental Pacific Corporation Site

located in Amity, Yamill County,

Oregon, approximately 42 miles

southwest of Portland. The Settlement

Order provides that the Settling

Defendant will reimburse the United

States a total of $815.89 for past costs

incurred by the United States at the Site.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

Settlement Order. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States v. City and

County of San Francisco, CA, et al., DOJ

Ref. #90–11–2–1080B.

The proposed Settlement Order may

be examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 888 SW. 5th Avenue,

Portland, Oregon 97204; the Region 10

office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,

Washington; and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624–0892.

A copy of the proposed Consent Decree

may be obtained in person or by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington,

DC 20005. In requesting a copy refer to

the referenced case and enclose a check

in the amount of $5.75 (25 cents per

page reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the Privatized Corrections

Contracting Mandate

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Prisons,

Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS).

SUMMARY:

Proposed Action: The U.S.

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of

Prisons (Bureau) has been given the

responsibility for accommodating

within the Federal Prison system

inmates currently housed by the District

of Columbia’s Department of

Corrections (DCDC). In doing so, the

Bureau has been mandated by Congress

in the D.C. Revitalization Act to seek

private contractors to accommodate a

portion of the DCDC’s inmate

population. Over the next several

months, the Bureau will prepare

Request for Proposals to be sent to

prospective contractors requesting

proposals to house in private contract

facilities approximately 2,200 DCDC

sentenced felons by December 31, 1999

and at least 50 percent of all DCDC

sentenced felons by September 30, 2003.

To ensure compliance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau

is undertaking preparation of a Program

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS). Topics to be studied as part of

the DEIS include, but are not limited to:

services, cultural resources, land uses,

social and economic factors, hazardous

materials, air and noise quality, among

others. In furtherance of NEPA, the

Bureau will host a Scoping Meeting

which all interested persons are invited

to attend. The purpose of this Scoping

Meeting is to afford the public,

regulatory agency representatives, and

elected officials an opportunity to learn

about and voice their interests and

environmental concerns regarding the

Bureau’s implementation of the required

privatization action.

The Scoping Meeting is being held to

provide for timely public comments and

understanding of Federal plans and

programs with possible environmental

consequences required by NEPA. The

Scoping Meeting will be held 7:00 P.M.,

Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at St.

Luke’s Church (church hall meeting

room), 4925 East Capitol Street, SE.,

Washington, DC.

Alteratives: In developing the DEIS,

the options of ‘‘no action’’ and